Football Strategies Fund
Private capital applied to the structural and sporting development of professional football clubs.
Investment Strategy
The Football Strategies Fund is a venture capital fund that invests in mid-division football clubs with potential for value creation through the implementation of an integrated model of investment, management, and organisational development. The strategy is based on acquiring majority stakes in clubs with a solid institutional profile, competitive growth capacity, and assets with upside potential, notably young talent and underutilised physical infrastructure.
The multi-club ownership (MCO) model enables synergies in recruitment, talent development, and operational integration, driving economies of scale, technical knowledge sharing, and risk diversification.
This approach is primarily applied in geographies with regulatory frameworks that allow for sporting promotion, such as Portugal, Central Europe, and Latin America, under strict eligibility criteria and active oversight by the management team.
Main Axes
The Fund operates under a disciplined approach across three main axes:
- Sporting development: implementation of professional processes in squad management, scouting, training, and technical structures, with the objective of systematically enhancing the value of sporting assets (player contracts);
- Operational infrastructure: investment in the modernisation and upgrading of training centres, academies, and stadiums, aimed at improving sporting performance, meeting competitive requirements, and expanding club revenue streams;
- Economic and financial efficiency: cost rationalisation, growth of operating revenues (ticketing, broadcasting rights, sponsorships, and licensing), and the introduction of sound governance practices.
Key Indicators
- Fund Type Closed-End
- Target Fund Size €100 million
- Fund Launch 2023
- Investment Horizon 10 years (with a 5-year investment period)
- Expected Annual Return 20%
- Estimated Annual Distribution N/A
- Estimated Number of Investments 5 to 8 clubs
- Average Ticket Size per Investment €8–14 million
- Minimum Subscription Amount €100,000
- ISIN PTBLWQIM0014
